I voted for Scream. Love it or hate it, it was still a witty and influential film.

DefJeff

07-03-2002, 05:20 PM

i voted the Stendhal Syndrome

this year pretty much sucked

Paff

07-03-2002, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by rhett
I voted for Scream. Love it or hate it, it was still a witty and influential film.

Damn...I just lost some respect for ya there Rhett.

Even though From Dusk till Dawn is my favorite MOVIE from that year, I think Stendhal Syndrome is the best HORROR movie listed.

Cujo108

07-03-2002, 06:29 PM

Had to go with FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. Very kickass film! Second place goes to THE FRIGHTENERS.

thrashard76

07-03-2002, 10:04 PM

From Dusk Till Dawn is worthy. ;)

John

07-04-2002, 12:41 AM

And I thought I'd be the only one voting for Scream.........

dvdasia62

07-04-2002, 01:25 AM

"The Stendhal Syndrome" though the year was laughable thanks mainly to "Scream".

swamptours

07-04-2002, 03:46 PM

Went with The Frighteners. Not a lot to choose from this year also.

Jamm

07-06-2002, 02:56 AM

God, what a shitty year!!! Still, From Dusk Till Dawn was a coll flick all around!

mcchrist

07-07-2002, 01:19 AM

What about Bride of Frank?

KillerCannabis

07-08-2002, 06:34 PM

The Frighteners. Geez, what a weak year for horror that was......

moogong

07-12-2002, 06:31 PM

The Frighteners...Peter Jackson is a freaking genius!

Hellbilly

07-12-2002, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by mcchrist
What about Bride of Frank?
Sorry mcchrist, I never heard of this movie before.

moogong

07-12-2002, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe

Sorry mcchrist, I never heard of this movie before.

Never heard of that one either...who did it?

Hellbilly

07-12-2002, 06:50 PM

I have no idea moo. Gotta check imbd on that one I guess.

rhett

07-12-2002, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by Paff
Damn...I just lost some respect for ya there Rhett.
Aww, come on! There is no denying it was hugely influential (I did not say that was a good thing), and it did have wit. It was original and self-referential, and it was fun to see an homage to lost slasher genre. The movie did lose steam as the minutes went on, but I still think the Suspiria/When A Stranger Calls opening was extremely intense and dare I say scary.

It isn't a great film, but I really think it is getting unfair treatment on this board. I personally loathe the endless imitations and teeny bopper slasher flicks that followed in its wake, but on its own, Scream is a good film.

DVD Connoisseur

07-12-2002, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by HellbillyDeluxe
I have no idea moo. Gotta check imbd on that one I guess.

Geez, does nobody read my mini-reviews?!:(

Here's the Bride of Frank mini-review I posted a few weeks back...

http://www.horrordvds.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6311

Enjoy!

:D

Hellbilly

07-12-2002, 10:22 PM

Thanks for the scoop CONN, sounds like a fun flick! Too bad it isn't available on DVD though, would love to check this flick out.

DVD Connoisseur

07-12-2002, 10:30 PM

From the '96 list, I voted for From Dusk Till Dawn - great movie! There were some pretty decent movies made that year. I thought Scream was okay - the opening sequence is extremely well done. Unfortunately I lost interest towards the end. Still haven't caught the Director's Cut yet....

STENDAHL SYNDROME... Modern classic Argento with the great acting of Asia. I like the turnovers in the movie and the nice mood

DVD-fanatic-9

06-16-2008, 02:57 PM

Scream. Clearly a masterpiece.

I thought The Craft had a very important message but a recent re-watch showed me where many viewers might have gotten the impression this was nothing more than a chick flick. It's definitely heavy-handed at times.

Argento's Stendhal Syndrome was quite good but had a few drawbacks. Scream had none.

Ash28M

06-16-2008, 03:13 PM

For me Tesis is the easy choice.

WesReviews

06-16-2008, 03:52 PM

I love Scream. It's a classic and all, but I've gotta say From Dusk Till Dawn. Thesis was very good, too.